Recipe Archives->Preserving->Mustard Greenbeans

  
Mustard Green Bean Pickles (Bean Relish)
  
4 quarts green or wax beans
6 Tbsp flour
1/3 cup dry mustard
1 1/2 tsp powdered turmeric
1 tsp celery seed
1/8 tsp curry powder
1 tsp salt
3 cups vinegar
3 cups brown sugar
 
Wash and tip beans;  cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces;  there should be 4
quarts after cutting.  Cook in boiling salted water till tender.
Make paste of flour, mustard, turmeric, celery seed, curry powder,
salt and 1 cup of vinegar.  Mix remainder of vinegar and brown
sugar in preserving kettle; heat to boiling.  Slowly stir in spice
paste;  cook and stir till smooth and thick.  Add drained beans to
hot sauce;  cook gently for 10 minutes.  Remove from heat and seal
in sterile jars.

Yield - approximately 8 pint jars.

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